God blessed Solomon: You'll be rich and respected as long as you live, and you'll be greater than any other king. 1 Kings 3:13

The First Book of Kings teaches a great example of how God blesses those men who wish to follow his ways, because as the sapiential book explains: "God blesses those who obey him; happy the man who puts his trust in the Lord" Proverbs 16:20.
Solomon was a man devoted to God and when he assumed the role of King of Israel, succeeding his father David on the throne, he had a dream in which God appeared to him. And God, to test the heart of the king, offered to Solomon only one wish, and Solomon asked neither for riches nor for the power to kill his enemies, but for a heart that knows how to listen. It is important to understand that God offered him a wish, because the first thing that is asked for is what is most desired, what moves the mind toward its objective, be it life or death.
And this desire of the king pleased God because Solomon only wanted to do good and in practical terms what Solomon asked God for was the wisdom of heart. And so the Lord blessed the King enormously, Solomon asked with common sense for the best and the most excellent, as the Book of Proverbs explains: "Wisdom is the summit; get wisdom, and with all your possessions purchase understanding" Proverbs 4:7.
And paradoxically the Bible says something very interesting, as a consequence of wisdom God blessed Solomon with goods that he did not ask for or desire, and this is so because wealth, honor and happiness are apparent goods.
With these words, the Bible describes how God blessed Solomon with the apparent goods:
"I'll also give you what you didn't ask for. You'll be rich and respected as long as you live, and you'll be greater than any other king. If you obey me and follow my commands, as your father David did, I'll let you live a long time" 1 Kings 3:13-14.

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